A’Mu hastily tried to shake off the man’s hand, only to find that his wrist joint had been gripped with remarkable precision—any movement caused pain.

He swallowed and looked up with a somewhat respectful tone, asking, “What… what do you want to say?”

“Listen to me, if you’re going to fight, then fight properly. Don’t pull out knives.”

“That woman attacked first!” A’Mu said viciously. “We came over nicely just to ask some questions, and she immediately attacked! How can we not teach her a lesson?!”

At this moment, Goldie and Baldy also noticed that A’Mu’s expression wasn’t quite natural. They decisively abandoned their encirclement and walked toward Qiao Jiajin step by step.

“You’re saying that pretty girl beat you up?” Qiao Jiajin nodded. “Now that’s really strange—why didn’t she beat me up?”

“You… you’re fucking looking for trouble…” A’Mu said through gritted teeth. “If you really want to fight, we’re not afraid of you!”

Baldy and Goldie’s eyes turned cold as they took another step forward with their knives raised.

“Well, that’s just wonderful—I was just worried I couldn’t find a reason to make a move.”

Qiao Jiajin reached out his left hand to grab A’Mu’s collar, then gripped the other’s wrist with his right hand and squeezed hard. A’Mu let out a scream and dropped his knife.

Baldy charged forward like an arrow, raising his knife to stab. Qiao Jiajin exerted force and actually lifted A’Mu’s entire body, drawing a perfect arc through the air before fiercely throwing him toward Baldy.

Baldy knew he couldn’t possibly catch A’Mu and could only dodge to the side. A’Mu then crashed to the ground.

His back hit the ground completely, leaving him dazed and disoriented from the fall.

After dodging, Baldy immediately rushed forward, slashing horizontally with his knife.

Most people would lean back to avoid this type of attack. Although this could dodge the fatal strike, it would also expose a huge opening.

But Qiao Jiajin didn’t dodge at all. The instant Baldy struck, he also stepped forward, almost drilling into Baldy’s embrace.

In the next second, he used his left elbow to strike the opponent’s right forearm, briefly blocking the attack, then immediately swung his right elbow toward the opponent’s chin. At such close range, elbows were far more useful than fists.

The big man took the elbow strike solidly. Just as he was about to fall backward, Qiao Jiajin reached out to grab the opponent’s collar, pulling the falling Baldy back toward him.

“I’m going to kill…”

Just as the big man came to his senses and was about to shout, Qiao Jiajin immediately changed his fist to a palm strike, thrusting upward from below directly into Baldy’s chin.

Baldy’s open mouth was forcibly closed, his upper and lower teeth colliding together, instantly producing a tremendous sound.

This completely silenced him as he tilted his head back and fell.

Qiao Jiajin didn’t relax his vigilance. He sidestepped, dodging the sharp knife that stabbed from behind him.

Then he clamped the opponent’s entire arm under his armpit, right hand below, left hand above, directly locking the opponent’s arm.

At this moment, Goldie suddenly realized something and shouted, “Don’t…!”

But he was a step too slow. Before he could finish speaking, Qiao Jiajin gently exerted force and twisted, and the opponent’s arm dislocated.

A piercing scream rang out, and Goldie’s knife fell from his hand.

Qiao Jiajin came back to his senses, likewise grabbed Goldie’s collar, then executed a low sweeping kick, once again bringing the opponent down.

The three men who had been so arrogant just moments ago were all lying on the ground within a mere thirty seconds, letting out painful groans.

“Wow! You’re really amazing!” Yun Yao happily came forward and grabbed Qiao Jiajin’s arm. “Are you a martial artist?”

Qiao Jiajin embarrassedly rubbed his nose, then turned back to look at Qi Xia. “How about that, liar? I didn’t lie to you, did I? I really have some skills.”

“Yes, I knew that long ago,” Qi Xia nodded. “But it’s a bit different from what I remember—why do you keep grabbing their collars? What kind of martial arts style is that?”

“Heh…” Qiao Jiajin showed an awkward smile. “What martial arts style? When I went to relieve myself earlier, I accidentally got some on my hand…”

Hearing this, Yun Yao paused and quickly let go of the hand holding Qiao Jiajin.

…

Greenie, Baldy, and Goldie stood before Qi Xia and the others with their heads bowed and backs hunched. Aside from Baldy, the other two had humble smiles on their faces.

“Ah… actually, it was all a misunderstanding…” A’Mu said with a smile. “We actually fought with Brother Jin—we really failed to recognize Mount Tai…”

Smack!

Qiao Jiajin slapped the other’s face, saying, “Apologize properly.”

“Yes, yes, yes!” After being slapped, A’Mu smiled even more brightly. “Dear elder brothers and sisters, we were truly wrong. If we had known Brother Jin had such skills, we wouldn’t have dared cause trouble no matter what…”

Smack!

Another slap.

“What? If I didn’t have these skills, you’d be allowed to cause trouble?”

“No, no, no…” A’Mu waved his hands. “We won’t cause trouble for anyone anymore. From now on, we’ll turn over a new leaf and absolutely won’t cause any more trouble!”

Smack!

“Huh?” A’Mu was dazed by the hit. “Wait… Brother Jin, what I just said wasn’t wrong either.”

“Right, you’re not the problem now. What about your two lackeys? Why aren’t they saying anything?” Qiao Jiajin asked.

A’Mu covered his face with a grieved expression. “They’re not talking, so why are you hitting me…”

Smack!

After several consecutive slaps, both of A’Mu’s cheeks had swollen up.

“I was wrong, I was wrong!” A’Mu quickly turned back and slapped Baldy across the face. “You two apologize to me too!”

“I won’t apologize!” Baldy shouted loudly. “Being knocked down earlier was just my carelessness. A’Mu, why should we be afraid of him? This isn’t like your style at all!”

“You little punk…!” A’Mu was anxiously baring his teeth. He knew that the skills Qiao Jiajin had just displayed were extremely formidable. Yet he remained completely calm and composed, handling three knife-wielding enemies with ease, which meant his true strength was far beyond this.

Qiao Jiajin glanced at Baldy and asked, “What do you want to do?”

“One-on-one!”

“One-on-one…? Fine.” Qiao Jiajin nodded, then walked to an open area and loosened up his neck.

Then he pointed at Baldy and said, “You, come out.”

Baldy glared at Qiao Jiajin through gritted teeth. “You think you’ll be that lucky every time?!”

“Come out.” Qiao Jiajin didn’t answer, just beckoned with his hand.

Baldy also lost his temper. He immediately took off his shirt and threw it to the ground, revealing a body of snow-white, powerful muscles.

These muscles clearly showed he had put in considerable effort at the gym.

Qiao Jiajin smiled slightly and also removed his shirt.

Seeing this, Baldy swallowed slightly, feeling that the opponent was not on the same level as himself.

Although Qiao Jiajin’s muscles weren’t as developed as Baldy’s, his lifelike tattoos set against his body full of terrifying scars made him appear extraordinarily striking.

On his left side was an over-the-shoulder dragon, on his right side was a descending mountain tiger, and on his back was tattooed an enormous dragon carp, writhing and tumbling through turbulent ocean waves.

Right in front of the dragon carp, a line of cursive script characters flowed magnificently from top to bottom—

“Heaven and earth are inherently vast, yet the petty-minded make them narrow”!

“Baldy, since we’ve decided on a one-on-one, this won’t be something that stops at just a taste.”